They want who to be Pas president? Me? I don’t think so — Sanusi
SIK - While his leadership may be in-thing among Malaysians right now, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor believes that he is ill-suited to be Pas president, as espoused by his supporters on social media.
Speaking at a press conference held after he had finished casting his ballot, Sanusi explained that he knew his limits and that he will unlikely be able to caption the Islamist party.
“Pas president? Who? Me! I don’t think so. The president of Pas has to be an ‘ulama’, an ‘ustaz.’ As for me, this is about as far as I can go.
“I know my capabilities. To be the leader of Pas requires a different set of criteria compared to becoming a winnable Pas candidate for elections.
“It is inaccurate to lump those two criteria together,” Sanusi explained at the voting centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Beris Jaya, here, today.
Today, a total of 1,585,085 voters are eligible to cast their ballots in an electoral contest involving 83 candidates vying for Kedah’s 36 state.
Sanusi — of Perikatan Nasional (PN) — who will be defending his incumbent state seat of Jeneri against a one-on-one electoral bout against Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Mohammad Khizri Abu Kassim, expressed confidence in PN’s chances at victory.
“Strange. I feel unperturbed. No anxiety whatsoever. Usually, that’s a sign of victory right,” said Sanusi, followed by a short cackle.
“Nonetheless, I would like to express my gratitude to Kedahans abroad who returned to vote in this state election. Thank you all so much.
“Vote for whichever party that you want. Your right to voter is enshrined in the Federal Constitution but of course, as a candidate, I hope my party wins,” said Sanusi.
The Jeneri state seat has 35,079 registered voters, with over 90 percent being Malay.
